That was depressive...

I felt exactly like him when I needed to make a break from WoW to take care of RL.

I considered quit playing WoW after 9 weeks, the game came up to me in a very close circumstance...

Then I got a job with a flexible schedule and decided that hardcore end-game was my priority, a terrible mistake.

I used to play at least 10h a day, some people here know for sure that I’m talking 100% the true.

I remember killing 2 world bosses, raiding Molten Core and Black Wing Lair (Firemaw, Flamegor, Ebonroc, Chrommagus and Nefarian) in one day.

Most of you guys that know me for a long time, used to see me at 4:00pm st. in BwL, around 10pm in AQ-40 and sometimes a late night ZG because I was "bored" having nothing to do...

I used to play ice hockey 3x a week regularly, spend good time with my family, gf and friends before WoW and those "hardcore" days weren’t good to me.

When I realized the time WoW made me spend to get all decked out was a little late... my grandma was dying, my gf was pissed with this game, my social life ended, I was sedentary (hopefully I don’t smoke and usually eat healthy food).

After so much effort and dedication putted on this toon, what have I got? Trust me, nothing.

The day I logged back, I found myself guildless, kicked for inactivity... even though the GM and class leader were aware of my RL problems and the fact that I was in the guild when we killed most of BwL bosses for the first time.

Moral of the history: In hardcore guilds, the structure will keep working with or without you, do not neglect your life because of this game.

I know 4 people in this game that went through a divorce. I know one that quitted because he was deeply addicted and in need of psychological treatment.

I myself know how tempting it could be "the other side" and understand why some people leave a family guild like TG to try "higher goals"... but the price is too high, take a look around, how many of our decked out players are back?

Most of us, geared, and with hardcore end-game experience came back to TG, why? Because we have all bosses in farming level and Naxx will start next week? Sadly that’s not our reality.

I could tell some names here, like me, Alava, Phantom, Manny... do we still want to raid like pros? I personally don’t and I doubt they do.
One day after I logged back and found myself guildless I had an invitation to join a guild that actually have all instances in this game but the last AQ-40 boss and Naxx in a farming, Luna knows that I’m telling the true and can confirm, so does Celltar.

At the same point it was tempting (very, indeed) to come back to a stage even higher than the one I stopped and further than my previous guild actually achieved, I decided it was the time to STOP before it finishes with me and all I care.

Those who know me recognize that I’m always very frank when saying what I think so it doesn’t bother me the fact that this is an open forum, as long as it could be of any help to other people.

Maybe, the experience of someone closer than the writer can be an alert to you guys and/or those that considered – or are considering – leaving us with the sole purpose to get geared quickly.

I actually have to fight on me the “dark side of the force”, one half says: “Let’s get your final tier 2 pieces and start Naxx” but thanks God, the “force” keeps telling me: “Get a life looser! Go dedicate sometime to your girlfriend and family”.

For what it worth, I want to be in a guild where I have mature conversation with people that have real feelings and other goals in life.

Killing Nef and AQ-40 bosses is a blast for sure, but making virtual friends from all over the world becoming real life friends… priceless!

Love you all,
SL.